2U, Inc. Announces Fully-Slotted 2019 Graduate Program Launch Cohort

August 13, 2018

2U, Inc. Announces Fully-Slotted 2019 Graduate Program Launch Cohort

LANHAM, Md., August 13, 2018 -- 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU) today announced that it has slotted all 16 of its targeted Domestic Graduate Programs (DGPs) for 2019. With the announcement of Engineering@Vanderbilt earlier today, 2U has met its 2019 launch target nearly five months prior to year-end. To date, 2U has announced 64 graduate programs in 24 verticals and 15 multiple program verticals. The company has partnered with 34 universities across its portfolio of graduate programs and short courses.

“We are incredibly pleased to achieve this milestone because these 16 new online graduate programs represent a significant step towards 2U’s long-term target of 250 DGPs,” said 2U Co-Founder and CEO Christopher “Chip” Paucek. “Our pipeline is stronger than it has ever been, and we are deep in the process of signing programs for 2020.”

The 2019 launch cohort (listed in chronological order of when each program was announced):

MBA@UCDavis: a Master of Business Administration

Morgridge College of Education Online (University of Denver): a Master of Arts in School Counseling and a Master of Library and Information Science

MBA@UCL (University College London): a Master of Business Administration

MSW@Baylor: a Master of Social Work

MPH@Baylor: a Master of Public Health with a specialization in community health

USC Price Online: a Master of Urban Planning, a Master of Public Policy, and a Master of Public Administration

GlobalBusiness@Tufts: a Master of Global Business Administration

Education@Tufts: a suite of master’s in education degrees

Law@Dayton: a Juris Doctor

Business@Pepperdine: a suite of master’s degrees in business and management, including a Master of Business Administration

Law@American: a Master of Legal Studies

Speech@Baylor: a Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders

DataScience@Denver: a Master of Science in Data Science

Law@Fordham: a Master of Studies in Law in Compliance

Business@Fordham: a suite of specialized master’s degree programs in business and management

Engineering@Vanderbilt: a Master of Science in Computer Science and a Master of Engineering in Engineering Management

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